<html><head><base href="x-msg://124/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Darwin agrees with this approach. Long term, domain names are going to be subsumed into the global branding milieu, but we don't have to go there at the moment.<div><br></div><div>- Mike</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div>On Feb 8, 2012, at 11:22 AM, Phil Corwin wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; "><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">I tend to side with Mike in this. The GAC is now a force and must be worked with, but it also needs pushback when it goes too far.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">No one in their right minds is going to throw away $185k trying to apply for .olympics or .redcross. 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"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: navy; ">Twitter: @VlawDC</span></b><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: black; "> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: navy; ">"Luck is the residue of design" -- Branch Rickey</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div><div style="border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); border-top-width: 1pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; "><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; ">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">owner-bc-gnso@icann.org</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Mike Rodenbaugh<br><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday, February 08, 2012 1:25 PM<br><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Marilyn Cade; ron Andruff; Steve Delbianco; bc - GNSO list<br><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [bc-gnso] Questions/Options for Protection of IOC/Red Cross Names<o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; ">Thanks Marilyn. I agree it has beneficial to work with the GAC, but unfortunately I see at least some members overreaching to the point where there needs to be some pushback even from those of us who want to work with them. If these two entities are truly unique due to treaties, then the policy allowing reservation ought to be strictly limited only to those two organizations, and only because of their truly unique status of protection via nearly-global international treaty (as opposed to bilateral or trilateral treaties involving only a few countries). <o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; ">Again, I know there are many organizations that have 'national law status' in the U.S. and internationally, with FIFA as just one glaring example. So that ought not be the basis on which this privilege is granted. Otherwise I fear this issue will continue to recur as other powerful organizations seek the same privilege.<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><blockquote style="border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(16, 16, 255); border-left-width: 1.5pt; padding-top: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 4pt; margin-left: 3.75pt; margin-top: 3.75pt; margin-bottom: 5pt; "><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div><div><div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; "><hr size="1" width="100%" align="center"></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; ">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Marilyn Cade <<a href="mailto:marilynscade@hotmail.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">marilynscade@hotmail.com</a>><br><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Mike Rodenbaugh <<a href="mailto:icann@rodenbaugh.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">icann@rodenbaugh.com</a>>; ron Andruff <<a href="mailto:randruff@rnapartners.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">randruff@rnapartners.com</a>>; Steve Delbianco <<a href="mailto:sdelbianco@netchoice.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">sdelbianco@netchoice.org</a>>; bc - GNSO list <<a href="mailto:bc-gnso@icann.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">bc-gnso@icann.org</a>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday, February 8, 2012 10:09 AM<br><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>RE: [bc-gnso] Questions/Options for Protection of IOC/Red Cross Names</span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div id="yiv1397122964"><div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="color: black; ">Mike, thanks for your response. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="color: black; ">I may have a different perspective, in working with the GAC overall. In my personal view, and also in my view as chair, the BC has benefitted from an improved working relationship with the governments -- witness the GAC Scorecard,and work related to WHOIS /LEA topics. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="color: black; ">I think that BC members -- business users more broadly -- are trying to work with a key player in the ICANN process. <o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="color: black; ">Have you had a chance to review the GAC document, which has international treaty, and national law status for the Olympic and Red Cross names? that was a powerful and informed document, with a strong justification that these names are unique in such status. <o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 12pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="color: black; ">Marilyn Cade<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="color: black; "><hr size="2" width="100%" align="center" id="yiv1397122964stopSpelling"></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 12pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="color: black; ">Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 10:04:13 -0800<br>From:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:icann@rodenbaugh.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">icann@rodenbaugh.com</a><br>Subject: Re: [bc-gnso] Questions/Options for Protection of IOC/Red Cross Names<br>To:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:marilynscade@hotmail.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">marilynscade@hotmail.com</a>;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:randruff@rnapartners.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">randruff@rnapartners.com</a>;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:sdelbianco@netchoice.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">sdelbianco@netchoice.org</a>;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:bc-gnso@icann.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">bc-gnso@icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; ">I do not think it is all that unique for powerful organizations to have lobbied for statutory protection in various countries. One other example I am well familiar with is FIFA in relation to its "World Cup", even though there are plenty of other "World Cup" events in sports and entertainment, many predating FIFA's.<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; ">I also think the GAC has got far more than it ever should have got through this newTLD implementation process, especially wrt geographic names at the second level. I see no reason to accede to this demand. <o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; ">If anything, only two precise strings should be reserved at the top level. Even that is too large of a concession, without any real justification that I have seen.<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><blockquote style="margin-left: 3.75pt; margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt; "><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div><div><div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; "><hr size="1" width="100%" align="center"></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; ">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Marilyn Cade <<a href="mailto:marilynscade@hotmail.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">marilynscade@hotmail.com</a>><br><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Mike Rodenbaugh <<a href="mailto:icann@rodenbaugh.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">icann@rodenbaugh.com</a>>; ron Andruff <<a href="mailto:randruff@rnapartners.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">randruff@rnapartners.com</a>>; Steve Delbianco <<a href="mailto:sdelbianco@netchoice.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">sdelbianco@netchoice.org</a>>; bc - GNSO list <<a href="mailto:bc-gnso@icann.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">bc-gnso@icann.org</a>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:48 AM<br><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>RE: [bc-gnso] Questions/Options for Protection of IOC/Red Cross Names</span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div id="yiv1397122964ecxyiv943667507"><div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="color: black; ">I AM CONFUSED. I THINK THAT THE GAC WANTS RESERVE STATUS, CITING THE UNIQUE LEGAL NATURE OF SUPPORT FOR THESE PARTICULAR NAMES. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="color: black; ">I talked to Wipo recently, I don't think they see a slippery slope, but perhaps other have more detailed insights on that. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="color: black; "><br>I can't support rejecting the GAC proposal. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="color: black; "><hr size="2" width="100%" align="center" id="yiv1397122964ecxyiv943667507stopSpelling"></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 12pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="color: black; ">Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 09:03:11 -0800<br>From:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:icann@rodenbaugh.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">icann@rodenbaugh.com</a><br>Subject: Re: [bc-gnso] Questions/Options for Protection of IOC/Red Cross Names<br>To:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:randruff@rnapartners.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">randruff@rnapartners.com</a>;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:sdelbianco@netchoice.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">sdelbianco@netchoice.org</a>;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:bc-gnso@icann.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">bc-gnso@icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; ">Thanks Steve.<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; ">I support your initially-stated Option 1:<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; "> <u>Option 1</u>: Recommend no changes to Guidebook and reject GAC Proposal. This means that the names set forth in 2.2.1.2.3:<br>a) Are not considered “Reserved Names”<br>b) Applied for strings are <u>not</u> reviewed for similarity to the names in Section 2.2.1.2.3.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; ">This is a big slippery slope, which could lead many other entities that have lobbied for statutory protection (anywhere in the world) to cry for similar treatment. Also, the ramifications of eliminating any 'confusingly similar' strings in any language are completely unknown, and almost certainly unjustified. Finally, there is almost no chance that anyone else would seek to register these strings at the top-level, given the cost of applying, and the ease of objection by either of these massive and extremely wealthy entities. This entire process seems like a huge waste of time, kowtowing to two large organizations simply because they are so large and have such powerful lobbyists.<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; ">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; ">Mike<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><blockquote style="margin-left: 3.75pt; margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt; "><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div><div><div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; "><hr size="1" width="100%" align="center"></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; ">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Ron Andruff <<a href="mailto:randruff@rnapartners.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">randruff@rnapartners.com</a>><br><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>'Steve DelBianco' <<a href="mailto:sdelbianco@netchoice.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">sdelbianco@netchoice.org</a>>; 'bc - GNSO list' <<a href="mailto:bc-gnso@icann.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">bc-gnso@icann.org</a>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday, February 8, 2012 8:19 AM<br><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>RE: [bc-gnso] Questions/Options for Protection of IOC/Red Cross Names</span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div id="yiv1397122964ecxyiv943667507ecxyiv1088297686"><div><div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: blue; ">Steve,</span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: blue; "> </span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: blue; ">We support your recommendation noted below, with the following thoughts. Clearly, ICANN needs to continue to work closely with the GAC to keep ITU incursions at bay... </span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: blue; "> </span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: blue; ">The only issue I would bring to your attention is should the IOC and Red Cross get these ‘special dispensations’ (if I may call them that) such a determination would not preclude the registrations of their names in the second level at some future point. That is to say, if Olympic Airlines were to eager to register ‘<a href="http://Olympic.aero" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">Olympic.aero</a>’ or the IOC itself were to decide it would like to register ‘Olympics’ in a new TLD, such an action to facilitate those registrations, should they arise, should be anticipated in your final report. For example, a letter from IOC to ICANN declaring no objection to Olympic Airlines could satisfy that ‘release’ for Olympic Airlines.</span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: blue; "> </span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: blue; ">Hope that this helps.</span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: blue; "> </span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: blue; ">Thanks for your good work on this WG!</span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: blue; "> </span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: blue; ">Kind regards,</span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: blue; "> </span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: blue; ">RA</span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: blue; "> </span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: blue; ">Ronald N. Andruff</span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: blue; ">RNA Partners, Inc.</span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: blue; "> </span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="color: blue; "> </span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="color: black; "><hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"></span></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: black; ">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: black; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">owner-bc-gnso@icann.org</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:[mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org]" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">[mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org]</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Steve DelBianco<br><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Monday, February 06, 2012 2:11 PM<br><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>bc - GNSO list<br><b>Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:john@crediblecontext.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">john@crediblecontext.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [bc-gnso] Questions/Options for Protection of IOC/Red Cross Names</span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="color: black; "> <o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div><div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; ">John Berard asked me which options the WG is likely to pursue. Can't really predict that, but it would be good to express what BC members think are the best options.</span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "> </span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; ">Would any BC members object to endorsing these options that I would recommend?</span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "> </span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><blockquote style="margin-left: 30pt; margin-top: 5pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 5pt; "><div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; ">Q1: Option 5. Give GAC the Reserve status sought, and allow letter of non-objection.</span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "> </span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; ">Q2: Option 2. Give GAC the protection they seek in all translations of the listed names.</span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "> </span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; ">Q3: Option 3. Reserve policy would apply in this round, with no decision on subsequent rounds.</span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div></blockquote><div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "> </span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "> </span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div><div><blockquote id="yiv1397122964ecxyiv943667507ecxyiv1088297686replyBlockquote" style="border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: blue; border-left-width: 1.5pt; padding-top: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 6pt; margin-left: 6pt; margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt; "><div id="yiv1397122964ecxyiv943667507ecxyiv1088297686wmQuoteWrapper"><div style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">-------- Original Message --------<br>Subject: [bc-gnso] Questions/Options for Protection of IOC/Red Cross<br>Names<br>From: Steve DelBianco <<a href="mailto:sdelbianco@netchoice.org" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">sdelbianco@netchoice.org</a>><br>Date: Sun, February 05, 2012 2:21 pm<br>To: bc - GNSO list <<a href="mailto:bc-gnso@icann.org" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">bc-gnso@icann.org</a>></span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div><div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">I've participated in the last two meetings of a GNSO Working Group on answering the GAC's request for "reserved" status for Red Cross and the Olympics.</span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; "> </span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div><div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">Jeff Neuman of Neustar has been an outstanding chair and is driving us towards specific recommendations, at both the top-level and second-level.</span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; "> </span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">We have another call on 8-Feb and I'm eager for BC member input on the questions below, with respect to just top-level domains:</span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; "> </span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">--Steve</span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; "> </span><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">Question 1. How should the Olympic and Red Cross/Red Crescent Terms be Treated in the Current Application Round</span></b><span style="color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><u><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">GAC Proposal<br></span></u><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">At the top level, the request is to protect the Olympic and Red Cross terms like the words “test” and “example” in the Applicant Guidebook (Section 2.2.1.2), extending those terms to multiple languages and receiving consideration during the String Similarity review. Right now, these terms (in not every language) is in the section entitled “Strings Ineligible for Registration” and would not invoke String Similarity Review.<br><u><br></u>· <u>Option 1</u>: Recommend no changes to Guidebook and reject GAC Proposal. This means that the names set forth in 2.2.1.2.3:<br>a) Are not considered “Reserved Names”<br>b) Applied for strings are<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><u>not</u><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>reviewed for similarity to the names in Section 2.2.1.2.3.<br><u><br></u>· <u>Option 2:</u><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> Treat the terms set forth in Section 2.2..1.2.3 as “reserved names” under Section 2.2.1.2. This means that:<br>a) the names are not available as gTLD strings to anyone; and<br>b) applied-for gTLD strings are reviewed during the String Similarity review to determine whether they are similar to those in Section 2.2.1.2.3. An application for a gTLD string that is identified as too similar to a Reserved Name will not pass this review.<br>c) Like other applied for gTLDs not passing String Similarity Review, there is<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><u>no</u>appeal.<br><br>· <u>Option 3</u>: Treat the terms set forth in Section 2.2.1.2.3 as “modified reserved names” meaning:<br>a) The names are available as gTLD strings only to the International Olympic Committee, International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, as applicable.<br>b) applied-for gTLD strings are reviewed during the String Similarity review to determine whether they are similar to those in Section 2.2.1.2.3. An application for a gTLD string that is identified as too similar to a Reserved Name will not pass this review.<br>c) Like other applied for gTLDs not passing String Similarity Review, there is<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><u>no</u><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>appeal.<br><br>· <u>Option 4a</u><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>– Same as Option 2, except there would be an appeal process for those organizations that can demonstrate legitimate rights to the “reserved names.” Appeal mechanism TBD.<br>· <u>Option 4b</u><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>– Same as Option 3, except there would be an appeal process for those organizations that can demonstrate legitimate rights to the “modified reserved names.” Appeal mechanism TBD.<br> <br>· <u>Option 5a</u>: Same as Option 3 except that the “modified reserve names” are available as gTLD strings only to the International Olympic Committee, International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement or, to those entities receiving a letter of non-objection from the International Olympic Committee, International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement as applicable.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br> <br>· <u>Option 5b</u>: Same as Option 5a but also to include entities receiving a letter of non-objection from a relevant government.<br> <br>· <u>Option 6a</u>: Same as Option 5a, except that there would be an appeal process for those entities that can demonstrate legitimate rights to the “modified reserved names.” Appeal mechanism TBD.<br> <br>· <u>Option 6b</u>: Same as Option 5b, except there would be an appeal process for those entities that can demonstrate legitimate rights to the “modified reserved names.” Appeal mechanism TBD.<br><br><b>Question 2. Should the protections set forth in Question 1 apply to languages in addition to those set forth in the chart in Section 2.2.1.2.3? If yes, which additional languages?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></b>a) <u>Option 1</u>: No, just the languages set forth in the Applicant Guidebook<br>b) <u>Option 2</u>: Accept GAC Proposal stating asking for protection in “<i>multiple languages -</i>all translations of the listed names in languages used on the Internet.”<br>c) <u>Option 3</u>: Extending protections to other languages, but a subset of languages.<br><u><br></u><b>Question 3. Should the Protections in Questions 1 and 2 apply to subsequent gTLD rounds?<br> <br></b>a) <u>Option 1</u>: Yes, it should apply in all future rounds<br>b) <u>Option 2:</u><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> No, it should only apply to this current round.<br>c) <u>Option 3</u>: It should apply in this current round with no decision on subsequent rounds. 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